News Sugar Intake Decreasing but Still Too High. A high-sugar diet is seen as a risk factor for obesity and chronic illness. University of Bonn researchers have analyzed data on s ...

News Obese Children Are More Likely to Develop Skin Conditions Related to the Immune System. Childhood obesity can contribute to the development of common immune-mediated skin dis ...

If you enjoy a bowl of plain yogurt in the morning, adding a spoonful of honey is a delicious way to sweeten your favorite breakfast food. It also supports the probiotic cultures in the popular ...

The results of the study show that both fruits and vegetables and NaHCO3 improved kidney health, but only fruits and vegetables, and not NaHCO3, reduced blood pressure and improved indices of ...

The research team, led by Michigan Medicine and the Department of Biostatistics at the U-M School of Public Health, examined insurance claims data from over 500,000 individuals with type 1 or type 2 ...

During descent (ambient pressure increase), cartridges under-delivered 0.51 units of insulin. This may lead to blood glucose being higher than usual but does not pose the same concern as the ...

A staggering 60 percent of infant and toddler foods fail to meet nutritional recommendations, and none meet promotional requirements set by World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, according to new ...

Cortisol, a glucocorticoid (steroid hormone), is produced from cholesterol in the two adrenal glands located on top of each kidney. It is normally released in response to events and circumstances such ...

Ever since vitamin K was discovered in the early 1930s, all the attention has been directed toward its role in coagulation. Although both the K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinone) forms of the ...

This versatile, ancient food comes in a variety of tastes and textures and is used in recipes ranging from smoothies to vegetable stir-fries. Tofu has been appearing on menus throughout Asia for ...

The chronic diseases of our era—from heart disease and diabetes to cancer and obesity—have their roots in nutrition. But don’t forget that nutrition has its roots in the soil. Healthy soil grows ...